Geology, Earth and Space Science Emphasis, Comprehensive Major - Teaching GEOLOGY, EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EMPHASIS, COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR - TEACHING Teaching (Code 60-05) University Requirements GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREE Credit Requirements Minimum total for graduation 0 Upper division credits (courses numbered 00 and higher) 9 Liberal Education Core 6 Academic Concentrations Grade Point Requirements Total Resident Major Minor Certificate University Residency Requirements.00 average.00 average.00 average.00 average.00 average Minimum total 0 Senior year Major, Standard, upper division in residence Major, Comprehensive, upper division in residence Certificate Procedures for Graduation Obtain admission to the degree program and/or the College offering it. Apply for graduation on CampS. Certain programs exceed this minimum. See special requirements in each College. See special requirements for the College of Education and Human Sciences. Liberal Education Core 5 percent of credits The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire measures outcomes to ensure that its graduates have achieved a liberal education and prepared themselves to contribute to a complex society. Upon graduation, each undergraduate will have met the four goals of our liberal education core and the outcomes they comprise. LIBERAL EDUCATION CORE REQUIREMENTS Knowledge Goal a minimum of 6 credits Knowledge Outcome (K): Natural Sciences Two () One experience in laboratory science must be selected from either K or K. Knowledge Outcome (K): Social Sciences Two () One experience in laboratory science must be selected from either K or K. Knowledge Outcome (K): Humanities Two () Knowledge Outcome 4 (K4): Fine Arts One () experience Skills Goal Skills Outcome (S): Written and Oral Communication Two () One S must meet the University Writing Requirement Skills Outcome (S): Mathematics One () experience One S to meet the University Mathematics Requirement Skills Outcome (S): Creativity One () Responsibility Goal Responsibility Outcome (R): Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity Two () One R must satisfy Design for Diversity Responsibility Outcome (R): Global Perspectives One () Responsibility Outcome (R): Civic and Environmental Issues One () Integration Goal Integration Outcome (I): Integration Two () Service-Learning Goal Service-Learning 0 hours College Degree Requirements University Requirements in Teacher Education in the College of Education and Human Sciences College Requirements for Teacher Education All candidates for teacher education baccalaureate degrees must also meet the. Liberal Education requirements in the College of Education and Human Sciences.. Grade point requirements:
Geology, Earth and Space Science Emphasis, Comprehensive Major - Teaching Abbreviation Resident Total Major Minor (for certification only). Residency requirements: Abbreviation Minimum Total Senior Year Major, in upper division courses Comprehensive Major, in upper division courses Full Title.75 average.75 average.75 average.75 average Full Title 0 credits credits credits credits 4. Criteria and requirements for Professional Programs and for Admission to the Professional Semester. 5. Specific requirements of programs offered in the College of Education and Human Sciences. (See the departmental sections of this catalog.) Early Adolescence Through Adolescence and Early Childhood through Adolescence (formerly Secondary Education and Special Subjects) Liberal Education Requirements are listed in the table below K (Natural Sciences) At least one Biology course AND at least one of Chemistry, Physics, Geography, or Geology course (one science lab required) K (Social Sciences) PSYC 60 Educational Psychology AND another experience K (Humanities) One literature course AND another experience K4 (Fine Arts) One fine arts course S (Written and Oral Communication) At least one writing course from the WRIT 4 WRIT 6 WRIT 8 WRIT 0 Intensive Blugold Seminar in Critical Reading and Writing Blugold Seminar in Critical Reading and Writing Accelerated Blugold Seminar in Critical Reading and Writing Blugold Seminar in Critical Reading and Writing for Transfer Students AND at least one oral communication course from the CJ 0 CJ 0 CJ 0 S (Mathematics) Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Fundamentals of Speech Fundamentals of Human Communication LE approved math course S (Creativity) ES 497 R (Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity) ES 85 AND another experience R (Global Perspectives) One LE approved course R (Civic and Environmental Issues) One LE approved course IL (Integration) ES 497 AND another experience Field Experience Seminar (included in major) Social Foundations: Human Relations (included in major) Field Experience Seminar (included in major) NOTE: in Western History or Western Culture and course in Non- Western History or Non-Western Contemporary Culture is required. Check with an adviser for a list of courses meeting this requirement. Teaching Licensure Requirements - EA-A Licensure Program Options B and C These program options are organized around content majors and education courses and are designed to prepare teachers for early adolescence through adolescence (EA-A) teaching or for early childhood through adolescence (EC-A) teaching in selected areas. Each program requires the student to complete:. a comprehensive major (at least 60 credits) or a standard major (at least 6 credits) plus one of the another standard major (at least 6 credits), or a minor (at least 4 credits), or a certificate (-8 credits). Students choosing another major or minor may choose from the approved majors and minors listed in the table below. The approved majors and minors lead to additional certification.. a professional sequence consisting of teaching methods and related courses. Advising is done through the content major department. Upon admission to program, candidates are assigned an adviser in education as well. Option B: EA-A Early Adolescence through Adolescence Licensure Professional Sequence ES Initial Teaching Experience in Elementary, Middle, and High School Settings ES General of Teaching ES 7 Middle Level and Curriculum ES 8 Teacher Assisting ES 8 Content Area Reading and Study Strategies ES 85 Social Foundations: Human Relations Prescribed special methods course(s) (see approved majors and minors below)
Geology, Earth and Space Science Emphasis, Comprehensive Major - Teaching ES 445 & ES 470 or ES 446 or ES 475 ES 490 Student Teaching in Middle Level Education and Student Teaching in Secondary Education Internship Teaching in Middle Level Education Internship Teaching in Secondary Education Historical, Legal, and Philosophical Foundations of Education ES 497 Field Experience Seminar SPED 00 Inclusive Practices for Secondary Educators NOTE: Although majors must be from the approved list below, the second plan may be from the approved list. Students pursuing EA-A licensure are not required to elect a second plan that leads to a teaching license. Approved Majors and Minors for Option B ComprehensiveCode Majors Prescribed English 540-006 ENGL 9, ENGL 49 Earth and Space Science Additional Requirement Praxis II Content Test 60-05 ES 59 (F) Mathematics 80-00 ES 57 ETS 506 Physical 40-004 ES 59 (F) Science Physics- Mathematics Physics Emphasis 0-00 ES 57 (Sp) and ES 59 (F) Mathematics0-004 ES 57 (Sp) Emphasis and ES 59 (F) Social Studies 500-XXX ES 56 ECON 0, Majors Code Prescribed Biology 080-05 ES 67 (Sp) Chemistry 00-04 ES 59 (F) Economics 60-04 ES 56 ECON 0, English 540-0 ENGL 9, ENGL 49 Geography 40- ES 56 ECON 0, History 80-06 ES 56 ECON 0, ETS 56 and (regardless of emphasis) Additional Praxis II Requirements Content Test Mathematics 80-07 ES 57 ETS 56 Physics 0-05 ES 59 (F) Political Science 40-0 ES 56 ECON 0, Minors Code Prescribed Biology 080-40 ES 67 (SP) Chemistry 00-406 ES 59 (F) Additional Praxis II Requirements or ACTFL Content Test Coaching 97-40 KINS 49 no addt'l exam Economics 60-404 ES 56 English 540-408 ENGL 9, ENGL 49 French 60-404 ES 66 (F) in language Study abroad Geography 40-4 ES 56 ECON 0, Geology 60-40 ES 59 (F) German 80-404 ES 66 (F) Study abroad in language History 80-404 ES 56 (SP) ECON 0, Learning Disabilities 950-47 ETS 546 Mathematics 80-407 ES 57 ETS 56 Physics 0-40 ES 59 (F) Political Science 40-40 ES 56 ECON 0, Sociology 480-404 ES 56 ECON 0, Spanish 0-405 ES 66 (F) Study abroad in language Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 550-408 ES 405 (F) yr college level foreign language ETS 56 Theatre Arts 60-44 ES 6 (F) ETS 564 Broadfield Science add-on certification is available with these majors and requires ES 59 (fall only) and ES 67 (spring only). Students should contact their advisor to discuss their intention to add the Broadfield Science certification.
4 Geology, Earth and Space Science Emphasis, Comprehensive Major - Teaching Admission Requirements Admission to Professional Education Programs Major Requirements Core Requirements for all Liberal Arts and Teaching Emphases in the Comprehensive Geology Major -5 credits Select one of the 4 GEOL 06 GEOL 0 GEOL 5 GEOL 8 : Earth Science Physical Geology Environmental Geology Societal Issues in Earth Science GEOL Mineralogy and Petrology I 5 GEOL 0 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy 4 GEOL 468 Computers in Geology GEOL 470 Field Geology I CHEM 5 Chemical Principles (or equivalent) 6 Capstone Experience 0- Each major is required to complete a capstone experience. For liberal arts majors, the capstone options may include: GEOL 95 (for a minimum of two credits) or GEOL 47. The capstone will consist of student selection of one of the following options: faculty/student collaborative research, preparation and presentation of a department seminar, internship, field, or other approved. Students working with their adviser will submit a proposal to the department faculty outlining their choice of the capstone experience and explicitly stating how the capstone fits into their personal career goals. The proposal for a capstone experience must be submitted to the chair of the department no later than the second week of the first semester of the senior year. For teaching majors, the capstone may be satisfied by successful completion of the professional semester in the College of Education and Human Sciences. Earth and Space Science Emphasis This emphasis is for students planning to teach Earth and Space Science at the middle or high school level. In addition to a focus on geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology, this major also provides the breadth required to be well-rounded in science. This emphasis includes the Core plus required and elective credits as listed below. or BIOL 80 Environmental Biology and Conservation GEOG 40 Climatology or GEOG 6 Environmental Hazards Plus electives to total at least 60 credits selected from the PHYS or PHYS PHYS 9 PHYS 5 GEOG 80 GEOG 04 GEOG 8 GEOG 50 GEOG 6 GEOG 64 University Physics II Astronomy-Stars and Galaxies The Mysterious Universe Cartographic Design Introduction to Geomorphology Remote Sensing of the Environment Soils and the Environment Watershed Analysis Fluvial Processes and Landforms or any geology course numbered 00 or higher This major is restricted to students in the College of Education and Human Sciences: Education Studies: Option B and leads to licensure to teach Earth and Space Science in Early Adolescence through Adolescence classrooms. Broadfield Science Licensure Completion of the following requirements and ES 67 adds Broadfield Science licensure to the Teaching major: A) Select fourteen credits from one of the following areas: 4 Area BIOL 5 BIOL 4 BIOL BIOL BIOL BIOL 4 Area CHEM CHEM 8 CHEM 04 CHEM 5 Area PHYS or PHYS Biology of Humans Human Anatomy and Physiology I Foundations of Biology I Foundations of Biology II Foundations of Biological Inquiry Human Anatomy and Physiology II Quantitative Analysis Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry Environmental Chemistry Organic Chemistry I with Laboratory University Physics II and additional credits from 9 and above. Sixty semester credits, including the core and the s GEOL 0 Oceanography GEOL 0 Earth Resources or GEOL 08 Water Resources GEOL 48 Earth History 4 PHYS 5 or PHYS University Physics I PHYS 6 Astronomy-Solar System 4 MATH 4 Calculus I 4 Conservation of the Environment B) Select eight credits in each of the two areas not selected in A above: Area BIOL 5 BIOL 4 BIOL Area CHEM CHEM 8 CHEM 04 CHEM 5 Area Biology of Humans Human Anatomy and Physiology I Foundations of Biology I Quantitative Analysis Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry Environmental Chemistry Organic Chemistry I with Laboratory 8
Geology, Earth and Space Science Emphasis, Comprehensive Major - Teaching 5 PHYS or PHYS University Physics II additional credits from 9 and above